Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.

Quote by Barbara Walters

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A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.

A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence.

First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian...

First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima...

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

I didn't have a very religious family.

I didn't have a very religious family.

If it's a woman it's caustic, if it's a man it's authority, If it's a...

If it's a woman it's caustic, if it's a man it's authority, If it's a...

No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted,...

No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted,...

Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.

Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.

I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world,...

I found it interesting that as people become more technically oriented all over the world,...

I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from...

I can get a better grasp of what is going on in the world from...

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom...

Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom...

I also found that for myself, since I've had no religious education, it was so...

I also found that for myself, since I've had no religious education, it was so...

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.

The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've...

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've...

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place...

Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place...